Mia and Gare discuss the removal of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the chaos the Republican Party's inability to replace him has caused.

Mia and Gare discuss the removal of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the chaos the Republican Party's inability to replace him has caused.

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Chaos in Congress

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Andrew and James discuss the strike of London dockworkers in 1889 and the solidarity and support it received.

Sources:

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike 

https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889 

https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/ 

https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike

https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e

https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/

https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi

https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6

Andrew and James discuss the strike of London dockworkers in 1889 and the solidarity and support it received.
Sources:
<a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="59ffc96a-7779-4c34-83ba-75bdb5885ecb">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-about-a-strike&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="0a81153a-6422-4511-a54e-485b7bac9e8d">https://libcom.org/article/great-london-dock-strike-1889&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="495f63f6-5430-4a05-92d2-1e77ea719ba5">https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-1889-london-dockers-and-tailors-strikes/&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7403a50a-a7e2-4275-a082-27551d6d0de4">https://www.britannica.com/event/London-Dock-Strike</a>
<a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="5ceb11d9-c4f5-4947-b017-cb21dd5f8184">https://jacobin.com/2026/05/1926-london-docks-general-strike</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e">https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e</a>
<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162">https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/</a>
<a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d">https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d</a>
<a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320">https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6">https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6</a>

The London Dockworkers Strike

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Mia is joined by writer Vicky Osterweil to discuss the rollercoaster of the Korean stock market and how it’s gambling all the way down

Sources:
https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e 
https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/ 
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/ 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/ 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d 
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320 
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi 
https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6 

Mia is joined by writer Vicky Osterweil to discuss the rollercoaster of the Korean stock market and how it&rsquo;s gambling all the way down
Sources: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e">https://bsky.app/profile/assignedmale.bsky.social/post/3mp7473bzrs2e</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162">https://www.investopedia.com/single-stock-etf-5667162</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-kospi-plunges-nearly-10-after-regulator-cautions-leveraged-etfs-2026-06-23/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-watchdog-regrets-rushed-launch-leveraged-etfs-considering-measures-2026-06-22/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/south-korea-market-watchdog-issues-warning-leveraged-stock-investments-2026-06-18/</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d">https://www.barrons.com/articles/sk-hynix-stock-kospi-2503fa2d</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320">https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260626005600320</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi">https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/investing/tech-stocks-nasdaq-kospi</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6">https://www.businessinsider.com/korea-kospi-stock-market-price-today-nikkei-softbank-tech-selloff-2026-6</a>&nbsp;

The Fakest Economy of All Time

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James is joined by Elia Ayoub to talk about how British media framing paved the way to a Pogrom in Northern Ireland. 

Sources:

https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks  
https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/  
https://eliaayoub.com/  

 

James is joined by Elia Ayoub to talk about how British media framing paved the way to a Pogrom in Northern Ireland.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks">https://chuffed.org/project/185445-support-people-and-groups-impacted-by-racist-attacks</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/">https://shado-mag.com/articles/opinion/the-belfast-pogrom-was-predictable/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://eliaayoub.com/">https://eliaayoub.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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The Media Context for the Belfast Pogrom

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